In Virgina, Civil War buffs wince when Terry Rensel mentions family connections to the 145th Pennsylvania Regiment, recruited in Erie. "People wince because it was such a tough luck regiment," Rensel ...
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The 145th Pennsylvania Regiment, primarily from Erie County, was known as a "tough luck" unit during the Civil War. Terry Rensel, an Erie native, will speak about the regiment's experience at the ...